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• Blog / Academics & Research

  Sid Puram – Polymer Microspheres Sid Puram UROPs in the renowned chemical engineering lab of Dr. Robert Langer, developing polymer…

  

  inserting beneficial DNA into the nucleus of a cell. The tough part is getting ... . Sid says that the UROP is great chance to gain lab experience and he ... applied to the Langer Lab knowing that he was not as experienced as other

  • by Melis A. '08
  • August 2, 2005
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  The Zone Cell Challenge Why work when you can hack other people's servers?

  

  rules. I'll copy some of the better ones: The Zone Cell is not for reliable data storage. The Zone Cell is not for reliable data storage. (in ... . [...] The zone cell is not for reliable data storage. The zone cell is not

  • by Evan B. '10
  • March 17, 2008
• Blog / Hacks

  Giving Laura an assist

  

  , guys. Not every hack is going to be [large object] on the Great Dome, nor ... of pranks. Not all pranks are hacks. Not all hacking is pulling hacks ... hacking is exploring the hidden ins and outs of computer systems and

  • by Jessie L. '07
  • December 24, 2005
• Blog / MIT Life

  Edmund’s New Toy Guitarring starring eJones

  

  's the blog entry? I'm not seeing it. Are you busy or something? When you do enter it please be sure to be clear about the bass so as not to ... called Squires. The Precision Bass is apparently the most popular style

  • by Mitra L. '07
  • November 28, 2006
• Blog / Athletics

  The Five Stages of Grief (Jonathan’s Version) on a journey from New Hampshire to Next House [guest post]

  

  . The sidewalk outside Next is icy, but hey, at least it's not snowing yet ... will learn that my thumb is not meant to cover the lens.[/caption] 07 ... to fall asleep. 08:39 [33.9 miles from home] Because Salem is not the

  • by Fatima A. '25
  • February 4, 2023
• Blog / Art, Literature, Music

  flowers of fire and light making art with printed circuit boards!

  

  My favorite poi spinning pattern is the four-petaled antispin flower ... .679[/annotation] last semester, I use it here to design the PCB. The first step is ... ="aligncenter" width="680"] the board is supposed to resemble the diamond mode flower

  • by Audrey C. '24
  • August 16, 2023
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  fun. the band, but also the form

  

  . The chorus is a single line, at least I’m not as sad as I used to be ... ! The deadline is on February 15, but it’s probably a good idea to not do ... semester to say. Here’s At Least I’m Not as Sad (As I Used to Be) from the

  • by CJ Q. '23
  • February 11, 2020
• Blog / Admissions

  Early Action Updates With one week until the deadline, answers to frequently asked questions.

  

  02139. It is okay if your teacher or counselor does not include the ... Word count: Yes, the word count is enforced. Perhaps a little overly ... advice would be to not sweat the small stuff. Everything will work out

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • October 25, 2011
• FAQ / Life and culture

  How hard are courses at MIT?

  Learning at MIT is not about memorizing formulas, but understanding ... memorization, but rather if you truly understand the metrial. MIT is dedicated ... groups, and the first year is graded on a pass/no record system. While your
• Blog / Miscellaneous

  What do you see now? they say genius likes to alternate between the soil and the sky

  

  2 types of games. Finite games where the goal is to win on a finite time horizon. Infinite games where the goal is to keep ... the finite one of local validation and reward. It teaches us there is

  • by Uzay G. '26
  • May 23, 2025
• Blog / Admissions

  Turkey Time MIT Admissions will be closed for the Thanksgiving holiday.

  

  documents received during the holiday will not be processed by the office until a few days after the holiday. Please do not send multiple copies of ... username" and "forgot password" links at http://my.mit.edu. The system is

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • November 21, 2012
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT goes on the road Beginning Sunday until the end of October, my Admissions colleagues and I will go forth…

  

  people's questions and the corresponding answer. RSVPing is not required ... in the MIT undergraduate student body? And, which foreign country is most represented, and what is the most populous country to have no MIT

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • September 5, 2008
• Blog / Challenges

  The first step ...is admitting you need help.

  

  brightest kids in the world on a single college campus means that not all of them will be #1 anymore. This is not Lake Wobegon -- not everybody gets ... classroom The most garden-variety way to ask for help is to find another

  • by Mollie B. '06
  • April 8, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  The Waitlist This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. No…

  

  This is not an easy entry to write so I'll just keep it short. In a nutshell, we're not going to be able to admit anyone from the waitlist this ... the truth is simply that this journey has ended. My only consolation in

  • by Ben Jones
  • May 10, 2005
• FAQ / Academics and research

  How does pass/no record work?

  Here's something else to love about MIT! The first semester at MIT is graded on a pass/no record basis: if you pass the class you get a “pass” on your transcript;  if not, there's no record you took it. The
• Blog / Events

  He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named Returns Butterless popcorn and a little magic.

  

  . Diana boarding the "Knight Bus" (ie the Big Yellow Bus) with her ticket. Aboard the bus. Rocking the 3D Glasses. After the movie was over, we waited for the bus, but it was kind of cold so we did the group huddle. My

  • by Bryan
  • November 17, 2005
• Blog / MIT History & Culture

  The Life Rationing Problem how do you save a life

  

  more moral option to choose?” The problem is not very interesting, prima ... this is not so straightforward by formulating two variants of the problem ... death on the one hand. On the other hand, one person is not strictly in

  • by Vincent A. '17
  • January 15, 2017
• Blog / Admissions

  MIT Regular Action Deadline With the deadline approaching and the Office of Admissions closed for the holidays, I'll try…

  

  that January 1 is the submission deadline for students applying for ... over the holidays and is busily processing all of the application pieces ... as possible. I encourage you not to wait until the very last moment to

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • December 29, 2008
• Blog / Events

  Spy vs. Spy The former directors of the US and Saudi intelligence agencies speak at MIT.

  

  moderated by MIT Professor of Chemistry John Deutch. The talk is hosted by the ... intriguing is the roles previously played by the two speakers. Prince Turki ... Intelligence from 1995 to 1996. This event is not being webcast, but some very

  • by Matt McGann '00
  • February 16, 2006
• Blog / Admissions

  Open Forum Monday Let's make a list of questions that you feel you REALLY need answers to ASAP.

  

  closer to application deadlines I know that your anxiety level is on the ... the rules: Make sure your question is general enough to be of help to others that read the Blogs. (If it is VERY specific to you please

  • by Bryan G. Nance
  • October 11, 2005